Coating compositions including a polyisocyanate chain extended NH functional prepolymer

1. A coating composition comprising a polyisocyanate chain extended NH functional pre-polymer, wherein the polyisocyanate chain extended NH functional pre-polymer

a) is free of isocyanate groups,

b) has an NH equivalent weight of from 300 to 5,000 g, and

c) consists of a reaction product that is made by reacting a reaction mixture consisting of:

(c1) at least one polyisocyanate selected from the group consisting of: 1-isocyanato-3,3,5-trimethyl-5-isocyanatomethyl-cyclohexane (IPDI), 1,5-pentane diisocyanate, 4,4′-diisocyanatocyclohexylmethane, hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI), 1,1′,6,6′-tetramethyl-hexamethylene diisocyanate, p- or m-tetramethylxylylene diisocyanate, 2,2′,5 trimethylhexane diisocyanate, aromatic polyisocyanates, toluenediisocyanate, diphenylmethanediisocyanate, and mixtures thereof, and

(c2) a NH functional pre-polymer, and

(c3) optional solvents and reaction catalysts,

wherein the NH functional pre-polymer consists of a reaction product that is made by reacting a reaction mixture consisting of:

(c2.1) a compound having at least one primary amine group that is an arylalkyl diamine selected from the group consisting of: 1,3- and 1,4-cyclohexane diamine, 5-amino-1,3,3-trimethyl-cyclohexanemethanamine (IPDA), norbornyldiamine, 2,4- and 2,6-hexahydrotoluylene diamine, 2,4′- and 4,4′-diamino-dicyclohexyl methane and 3,3′-dialkyl-4, 4′-diaminodicyclohexylmethanes, 3, 3′-dimethyl-4, 4′-diaminodicyclohexyl methane and 3,3′-diethyl-4,4′-diaminodicyclohexylmethane, 1,3- and 1,4 xylylenediamine, tetramethyl xylylenediamine, and mixtures thereof,

(c2.2) at least one dialkyl maleate selected from the group consisting of: dimethyl maleate, diethyl maleate, di-n-butyl maleate, di-iso-butyl maleate, di-tert-butyl maleate, diamyl maleate, di-n-octyl maleate, dilauryl maleate, and mixtures thereof,

(c2.3) at least one acrylate- and/or methacrylate-containing compound selected from the group consisting of: methyl(meth)acrylate, ethyl(meth)acrylate, propyl(meth)acrylate, butyl(meth)acrylate, isobutyl(meth)acrylate, sec.-butyl(meth)acrylate, tert.-butyl(meth)acrylate, cyclohexyl(meth)acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl(meth)acrylate, isooctyl(meth)acrylate, isodecyl(meth)acrylate, lauryl(meth)acrylate, stearyl(meth)acrylate, isobornyl(meth)acrylate, tert-butylcyclohexyl(meth)acrylate, and

(c2.4) optional solvents and reaction catalysts, wherein a molar ratio of the at least one dialkyl maleate to the at least one acrylate- and/or methacrylate-containing compound is from 1:10 to 10:1.

2. The coating composition of claim 1 , wherein the NH functional pre-polymer has been obtained by first reacting the compound having at least one primary amine group with the at least one dialkyl maleate and then reacting the obtained mixture with the at least one acrylate- and/or methacrylate-containing compound.

3. The coating composition of claim 1 , wherein the NH functional pre-polymer has been obtained by reacting the compound having at least one primary amine group with the at least one dialkyl maleate in an equivalent ratio of dialkyl maleate to the compound having at least one primary amine group from 4:1 to 1:4.

4. The coating composition of claim 3 , wherein the polyisocyanate chain extended NH functional pre-polymer

a) has been obtained by reacting the NH functional pre-polymer with the at least one polyisocyanate in an equivalent ratio of NH and unreacted NH 2 groups in the mixture to equivalents of NCO groups from 2.0:0.2 to 2.0:1.8; and

b) has an equivalent ratio of NH groups to NH 2 groups from 100:0 to 50:50.

5. The coating composition of claim 4 , wherein the coating composition further comprises at least one curing agent having free isocyanate groups, wherein the at least one curing agent having free isocyanate groups is selected from the group consisting of: 1,5-pentane diisocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI), 1-isocyanato-3,3,5-trimethyl-5-isocyanatomethyl-cyclohexane (IPDI), bis(isocyanatocyclohexyl)-methane, 1,1,6,6-tetramethyl-hexamethylene diisocyanate, p- or m-tetramethylxylylene diisocyanate, 2,2′,5 trimethylhexane diisocyanate, aromatic diisocyanates and their adducts, mixtures thereof, and reaction products thereof.

6. The coating composition of claim 1 , wherein the coating composition further comprises one or more further ingredients selected from the group consisting of: curing catalysts, antioxidants, additives, pigments, extenders, UV absorbers/stabilizers (HALS derivatives), compounds with at least one alkoxy silane group and/or at least one epoxy group, hydroxyl functional binders, inorganic rheology control agents, organic sag control agents based on polyurea and/or polyamide, and mixtures thereof.

7. The coating composition of claim 5 , wherein the coating composition is one component of a two-component coating composition.

8. A method for coating of a metallic or plastic substrate, the method comprising the steps of:

a) applying a coating composition to at least a portion of a metallic or plastic substrate to be coated, wherein the coating composition comprises a polyisocyanate chain extended NH functional pre-polymer, wherein the polyisocyanate chain extended NH functional pre-polymer

1) is free of isocyanate groups,

2) has an NH equivalent weight of from 300 to 5,000 g, and

3) consists of a reaction product that is made by reacting a reaction mixture consisting of:

(c1) at least one polyisocyanate selected from the group consisting of: 1-isocyanato-3,3,5-trimethyl-5-isocyanatomethyl-cyclohexane (IPDI), 1,5-pentane diisocyanate, 4,4′-diisocyanatocyclohexylmethane, hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI), 1,1′,6,6′-tetramethyl-hexamethylene diisocyanate, p- or m-tetramethylxylylene diisocyanate, 2,2′,5 trimethylhexane diisocyanate, aromatic polyisocyanates, toluenediisocyanate, diphenylmethanediisocyanate, and mixtures thereof, and

(c2) a NH functional pre-polymer, and

(c3) optional solvents and reaction catalysts, wherein the NH functional pre-polymer consists of a reaction product that is made by reacting a reaction mixture consisting of:

(c2.1) a compound having at least one primary amine group that is an arylalkyl diamine selected from the group consisting of: 1,3- and 1,4-cyclohexane diamine, 5-amino-1,3,3-trimethyl-cyclohexanemethanamine (IPDA), norbornyldiamine, 2,4- and 2,6-hexahydrotoluylene diamine, 2,4′- and 4,4′-diamino-dicyclohexyl methane and 3,3′-dialkyl-4, 4′-diaminodicyclohexylmethanes, 3, 3′-dimethyl-4, 4′-diaminodicyclohexyl methane and 3,3′-diethyl-4,4′-diaminodicyclohexylmethane, 1,3- and 1,4 xylylenediamine, tetramethyl xylylenediamine, and mixtures thereof,

(c2.2) at least one dialkyl maleate selected from the group consisting of: dimethyl maleate, diethyl maleate, di-n-butyl maleate, di-iso-butyl maleate, di-tert-butyl maleate, diamyl maleate, di-n-octyl maleate, dilauryl maleate, and mixtures thereof,

(c2.3) at least one acrylate- and/or methacrylate-containing compound selected from the group consisting of: methyl(meth)acrylate, ethyl(meth)acrylate, propyl(meth)acrylate, butyl(meth)acrylate, isobutyl(meth)acrylate, sec.-butyl(meth)acrylate, tert.-butyl(meth)acrylate, cyclohexyl(meth)acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl(meth)acrylate, isooctyl(meth)acrylate, isodecyl(meth)acrylate, lauryl(meth)acrylate, stearyl(meth)acrylate, isobornyl(meth)acrylate, tert-butylcyclohexyl(meth)acrylate, and

(c2.4) optional solvents and reaction catalysts, wherein a molar ratio of the at least one dialkyl maleate to the at least one acrylate- and/or methacrylate-containing compound is from 1:10 to 10:1, and

b) curing the coating composition applied in step a).

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein multiple layers of coating compositions are applied to at least a portion of the metallic or plastic substrate and at least one of the layers comprises the coating composition applied in step a), and the multiple layers are applied either wet on wet or by first curing one layer before applying the next layer of the multiple layers.

10. A coating composition comprising a polyisocyanate chain extended NH functional pre-polymer, wherein the polyisocyanate chain extended NH functional pre-polymer is free of isocyanate groups, has an NH equivalent weight of from 300 to 5,000 g, and consists of a reaction product formed from reactants consisting of: isophoronediisocyanate and a NH functional pre-polymer,

wherein the NH functional pre-polymer consists of a biaspartate consisting of a reaction product formed from reactants consisting of: isophoronediamine, diethylmaleate, and methyl(meth)acrylate, and

wherein a molar ratio of the diethylmaleate to the methyl(meth)acrylate in the NH functional pre-polymer is from 1:10 to 10:1.

11. A two-component coating system comprising the coating composition of claim 10 as a first component of the two-component coating system, wherein a second component of the two-component coating system comprises a curing agent having free isocyanate groups.

12. The two-component coating system of claim 11 , wherein the second component comprises isophoronediisocyanate.